Bayer Corporation Vs. Union of India & Ors. Decided on 22.04.2019 In a decision that is likely to have a significant impact on pharmaceutical patents and access to medicines, a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court upheld a Single Judge’s decision and ruled that the ‘export’ of a patented invention for experimental purposes […]
The Registrar General under the PPV&FR Act, 2001 issued a public notice under Sections 7 and 28 thereof, purportedly to clarify the extent and scope of rights/power under the Act. Among others, as per this Notice, the power of price fixation of seeds of registered varieties as well as fixation of license fee/royalty for technology that may go […]
In a step forward for Patent Prosecution in India, the Government approved the proposal for Bilateral Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program between Indian Patent Office and Patent Offices of other interested countries/regions. PPH refers to bilateral arrangement between patent offices that aims to: a) promote work-sharing and b) enable accelerated processing of patent applications. The […]
The Government of India has published a draft Form 27 for comments under the Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2019. The proposed amendment issued by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry clarifies the timelines for filing Form 27 as well as revised provisions for providing verified English- […]